TFC CONFLICT AT UNCTLED ARPT INVOLVING 2 GA ACFT. ONE WAS PLTED BY A DEAF PLT UNABLE TO USE CTAF PROCS.

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DEAF PLT ON PLEASURE XCOUNTRY TRIP FROM 7143 TO MLE. TRIP WAS UNEVENTFUL UNTIL REACHING MLE. THE WX WAS THE BEST -- CALM AND CLR. UPON SEEING MLE; I SET UP FOR A NORDO OVERFLT; 1500 FT AGL ABOVE MLE TO CHK WIND DIRECTION AND TFC IN PATTERN. I FLEW PARALLEL TO RWY 12 AND SAW NOTHING IN PATTERN AS FAR AS I COULD SEE. THE WIND SOCK INDICATED XWIND; NEAR CALM (APPROX 5-7 KTS). THE ARPT DIRECTORY INDICATED THAT FOR XWIND OR NO WIND AND NO TFC; RWY 12 WAS IN USE. AFTER ONE LAST SCAN FOR TFC; AND SAW NONE; I ENTERED DOWNWIND FROM 1500 FT TO PATTERN ALT. LANDED RWY 12 WITH NO INCIDENT. DURING ROLLOUT; I SAW A MOONEY OR PIPER SINGLE ENG ACFT COMING IN FROM THE OPPOSITE END OF RWY! IT APPEARED TO BE EXECUTING A GAR AS I SAW NO ACFT WAITING AT THE OTHER END. IT PASSED OVER AT 100 FT AND 250 FT TO MY L. I GOT OFF THE RWY AND HAD NO FURTHER SURPRISES OR CALLS. I HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED BY AN FSDO OR ARPT AGENT OR THE PLT OF THE OTHER ACFT. IN RETROSPECT; I MADE SEVERAL MISTAKES IN ALLOWING IT TO HAPPEN. SINCE I WAS UNABLE TO COMMUNICATE ON THE RADIO OR MONITOR UNICOM/CTAF FOR POS; I MUST BE EXTREMELY VIGILANT AND FOLLOW A SET PROC FOR LNDG. I DID NOT SCAN LONG ENOUGH TO PICK OUT THE 2 ACFT IN THE PATTERN; OR TO SEE IF THE OTHER END WAS IN USE. I ALSO DID NOT DO A 45 DEG ENTRY INTO THE PATTERN AS THAT MAY HAVE HELPED PICK OUT THE ACFT. THE WIND LATER CHANGED INDICATING RWY 30 INSTEAD OF RWY 12. I SHOULD HAVE FLOWN OVER THE ENTIRE RWY AT 1500 FT OR 2000 FT AGL AND MONITORED WINDSOCK AND TFC. I WILL BE MORE AWARE AND EVER VIGILANT; AND PERHAPS TEACH PAX TO MONITOR UNICOM/CTAF AND RELAY POS. THIS SUGGESTION IS NOT ONLY FOR NORDO ACFT BUT FOR ALL ACFT IF POSSIBLE AS MORE EXTRA EYES AND EARS; THE BETTER FOR MAINTAINING A LOOKOUT.